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Psychiatric Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 22.3% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- #503 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +22.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $45,130 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 161,500 in the US, with about 17,000 openings a year
The work, 15 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others12%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer therapeutic treatments10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate medical equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Transport patients or clients4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 122 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 17,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 53% of the workPsychiatric Aides4% AI does, against 10% here+1.9% by 2035 · $44,910 · High school diploma
- Shares 53% of the workPhysical Therapist Assistants3% AI does, against 10% here+23% by 2035 · $68,380 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 43% of the workLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2% AI does, against 10% here+3% by 2035 · $64,400 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Health front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.06, higher than 17% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-2053 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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